Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Michael Viverito, an Attorney at Power & Cronin
Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Michael Viverito, a sports lawyer at Power & Cronin, has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-Visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Michael-Viverito–of-Power–Cronin-e2v9er3).
Prior to joining the firm, Viverito gained experience in both NCAA athletic compliance and professional sports, having interned with Northern Illinois University and the Atlanta Braves.
“Michael is one of those young attorneys, who is rapidly emerging as a leader in the sports industry” said Holt Hackney, the CEO of Hackney Publications. “Under the wing of sports lawyer Jared P. Vasiliauskas, a partner at the firm, the sky is the limit for Michael.”
Besides sports law, Viverito focuses his practice in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Business Law. Prior to joining Power & Cronin, he practiced commercial litigation and transactional law. Viverito also has experience in handling both commercial and residential real estate matters, intellectual property matters, and trust and estate drafting for clients.
He is known in the industry for having a unique ability to personally connect with clients and effectively counsel and represent them through all aspects of their case.
Viverito was born and raised in Schaumburg, Illinois, and attended Bradley University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Communication and Spanish Language, graduating magna cum laude as a member of the Dean’s List. He is bilingual, having studied at the Universidad de Granada in Granada, Spain. He earned his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School in 2020, where he authored an article on unfair and deceptive trade practices, which was published in the Marquette Sports Law Review. Viverito is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Wisconsin.
About Hackney Publications
Hackney Publications is the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals. The company was founded by journalist Holt Hackney. Hackney began his career as a sportswriter, before taking on the then-nascent sports business beat at Financial World Magazine in the late 1980s. A few years later, Hackney started writing about the law, managing five legal newsletters for LRP Publications. In 1999, he founded Hackney Publications. Today, Hackney Publications produces 26 sports law periodicals, including Legal Issues in Sports Betting.
The company principle publication is Sports Litigation Alert, which publishes 24 times a year and offers a searchable archive of more than 5,000 case summaries and articles. In addition, the Alert is used in more than 100 sports law classrooms any given semester.